The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03
A FOOL IN THE FAMILY.
Bill-Dick's Little Scheme. and How
It Worked.


CHAPTER L
..You'rc fine lookin' specimen to
BE- akin fur wife. amt you? WY.
dog my ugly cats ef it don't seem that
the less account young fe:.er Is these
DAYS the more he's on the lookout for
wife"
Old Nat Banks lived on Big
Terrapn creek. Had he been as much
noted for industry as he was noted on
account Of disposition to dodge active
work. he would have taken position
in the front rank Of Terrapin creek
agriculture. but. as it was. he occupied
the unenvied position Of crop thermom-
cter-that is, when he had fair crop
il was generally believed that all Of the
other crops in the neighborhood were
Of unusual excellence. Old Nat was .
widower 1t was once cruelty limited at
Webster's water-mill that Mrs. Banks
had been starved 10 death. but the in
humanity Of this reproach will be rec
ognized when l solemnly affirm that
the old lady. on the day before she was
stricken with her fatal illness. was seen
fondly lowering over large stcw-pan
full Of cold potatoes and wild mus
tard. Old Banks daughter. girl Of
seventeen, would have been the belle
Of the community. had her fathers
farm been in better condition In OPP
position to the advice Of people more
intelligent than himself. he had bur
dcned the girl with the name Of
Anthracite. He had heard the word.
in vague sort Of way. and was much
stsuck with il. declaring that a girl
with such . name could not help
marrying lawyer. or = circuit rider
with good nag and new saddle.
Bill-Dick Bclsher. sort Of ''harum-
scarum'' Young fellow Of the neighbor-
hood. had fallen in love with Anthra-
cite. and had asked her to marry him.
which. rs there was nothing better in
Dick. dressed in suit Of corduroy
which. indeed. was the wardrobial
wonder Of nearly every young man in
the communicated called at the
house and asked for the girl. when the
old man denounced him As above set
forth.
Oh" the old man continued. II
know all about your clothes. but YOU
don't know nothin' about law. an be-
sides that, whar's your nag an new
saddle? Anthracite KANT afford to
throw herself away on common man.
specially one that amt no more ac-
count than you air. Bill-Dick BcIsher. Y
you air fine man." Bill-Dick re-
piled. ito be talkin' bout pusson be-
in no account. Wy. cadfound your
ugly pictur'. Nat Banks. you are too
lazy to bresh hoss-fy often your nose
in August, an you amt more'n got
sense enough 70 grunt when pain
strikes you. Mout live two hundred
years. Nat Banks. an You couidn't
have suit Of clothes like these here.
"You wouldn't have 'em Ct you
hadn't found 'cm summers" the old
man replied; '.but that amt nuthcr
here nur thar; you amt goin' 70 marry
Anihry. an that clinchcs il.
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